#include <stdio.h>
#define MAXNUM 1000

int countchar(char[]); /*function prorotype*/

int main()
{
    char message[MAXNUM];
    int numchar;

    printf("\nType in any number of characters: ");
    gets(message);
    numchar = countchar(message);
    printf("The number of characters just entered is %d\n", numchar);

    return 0;
}

int countchar(char list[])
{
    int i, count = 0;

    for (i = 0; list[i] != '\0'; i++)
        count++;

    return (count);
}